The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-23
SILVER NOTES.
The SYSTEM Inauguratedq ~ me man
haitian BOnnpanys
fAnatin ReVeille

Austin Reveille.i
Among the numerous innovations 10
the line OF progress made by the new
management or the Manhattan e"m-
pany, that of paying their employees
III SILVER notes, IN our opinion, Is not
the least in importance.
General Manager Hanchett, SO far
As We know, is tue tirst To grasp the
situation and inaugurate the pracice
with the intention OF continuing IL.
Without Offering any explanations
ON the subject, We do not hesitate 10
assert that the time Is coming when
the currency Of West, as we'll rs Ut
the East, Will be nutes, based on gold
or silver coin deposited IN tits United
States Treasury, and We OF the silver
producing States States should show
our faith IN our product, and practice
what We preach 10y adopting the Sill
yer note.
We said that the Manhattan Com
psuy WAS paying of in silver mites.
his is not exactly true, Is thus tar,
they have been unable to procure them
in sufficient quantity. But they pro-
pose To do it If they have To send ii
shot gun" messenger to the Treasury
at Washington 10 procure them. They
have been unable 10 get them except
in small quantities IN San Francisco,
either from the banks or the United
States Deputy Treasurer. The latter
informed SPECIAL messenger sent To
him 10y Mr.. Hanchett that he did not
have them, aud had no instruc-
lions from Washington IN regard To
them. Mr.. HaDehett then sent to
Chicago, thinking that So small a>un
as $4,000 needed for tile June pay
roll would be n mere bggaielle in that
metropolis of the West, but about
s4.Ooo out oil $4,000 MAS all that
could be had in silver notes. 1t is
unnecessary 10 say that United States
bank notes were Offered TO any
amount. This is inconsistent With the
repeated assertions of the Admins
tratinn that silver will Tot circulate
in any form, or tie wall Ut the hanks,
that MS fast - they are put In circuia
linn they return to them. IL IS the
same old story. The banks are still,
by every ariitice ia their power, try
ing To- render silver in any fern IN
ponular. and Ne. uninvi.ingly per-
haps, are assisting them by adherence
10 gold coin as our only currency. or
course We use SILVER tor Change, bu:
IN that wav Ne can Use but small
quantity of il. The Adoption oi sill
yer ro;cs tn pay all their liabilities ny
The mining organizations ot silver
producing States wouid add probably
S?.00O,C0 per month To iheI: clrcG
Iatlcn, aud make them popular not
snly in the silver States bG; in al
piaccs FRI which these States draw
their 81 pies.
There IL prejudice in the West,
We admit, against paper money, as
there is in the East against cain, bet
tins would soon diappear. The peo
pie of the East dislike gold and silver
coin, because they think IL incnnve-
nieut and are afraid of coupterfeits.
The people of the the West object Ia
paper money for exsetly the same
REASON. II Is all matter CT educA-
tion and habit.
We appeal to the common sense of
the mining companies. and AL other
business men OF the silver States, to
think whether il would not he the
very acme of wisdom tn follow the
al of the Manhattan Company and
pay ia the m, ney which is the only
recognized currency of seven-eighths
of the people of the world, and me-
cessary to the other eighth-ihe first
money known Ia mankind and never
repudiated-ihe money % the people
and the main source of our prosperity,
which. though Temporarily depressed
by the Vaccinations ofthe shylocks of
the world, will inevitably reassert
itself.